Chapter Summaries

The Cat Ghost used what it learned from a mother and daughter at an internet café to help a former reporter expose Jiang Haojie's animal abuse and fraud. With evidence spreading online and sent to the police, Jiang Haojie faced public outrage, while netizens praised the black cat that had thwarted him.

• The Cat Ghost watched a middle-aged woman learn office software at an internet café and picked up computer skills and knowledge of social platforms from her and her daughter.
• The Cat Ghost used an old computer to contact a rights-focused blogger and gave him detailed information about Jiang Haojie's animal abuse, group chat, and Foundation.
• The blogger infiltrated Jiang Haojie's Foundation and group chat, then identified Jiang Haojie from a wrist wound visible in a kitten-torture video.
• The blogger published evidence linking Jiang Haojie to animal abuse and Foundation fraud, and gave financial evidence to the police.
• Netizens uncovered more evidence, flooded Jiang Haojie's Weibo with accusations, and thanked the black cat for helping it escape.

Jiang Haojie was punished for animal abuse and fraud, both by the law and by the Cat Ghost, which trapped him in a nightmare of the suffering he had inflicted. Months later, his accomplices were exposed, the surviving animals were adopted, and the Cat Ghost continued visiting him in prison.

• Jiang Haojie's fans confronted him, and one fan beat him before calling the police and an ambulance.
• At the hospital, Jiang Haojie insisted he was gravely injured, but officers told him his injuries were minor and questioned him about misused Foundation funds and animal abuse videos.
• The Cat Ghost appeared in Jiang Haojie's ward and trapped him in an illusion where he suffered the tortures he had inflicted on animals.
• Months later, Jiang Haojie was imprisoned for misappropriating public funds and producing and distributing illegal videos, while the rest of the group was caught and the surviving animals were adopted.
• The Cat Ghost visited Jiang Haojie in prison and continued making him repay his cruelty, leaving its soft meow as his nightly nightmare.

Miao Yue and Pubu Gesang pursued a half an old woman while Qi Gu waited outside the Main House with Lin Hanzhi and Mu Xingchen. Qi Gu blushed after leaning against Lin Hanzhi, and Mu Xingchen mistook it for an allergic reaction before Qi Gu distracted him with a memorization task.

• Miao Yue carried Pubu Gesang through the Corridor, where they encountered a half an old woman pursuing them.
• Miao Yue cut the ghost into a quarter of an old woman and stored it in the Mini Purple-Gold Gourd.
• Outside the Main House, Qi Gu nearly sat on an antique Grandmaster's Chair and instead fell into Lin Hanzhi's arms.
• Qi Gu recalled Lin Hanzhi's muscles and grew red-faced while Lin Hanzhi held him close.
• Mu Xingchen worried that Qi Gu was allergic to Lin Hanzhi's Seahorse-Hair Sweater, so Qi Gu told him to recite a passage while they waited for Miao Yue and the others.

Qi Gu and the others encountered another half-bodied ghost at the General's Mansion, while Lin Hanzhi revealed startling strength by kicking the Despondent Ghost into a stream. Qi Gu remained convinced Lin Hanzhi was frail and scolded him for the risky move, leaving Mu Xingchen baffled.

• Miao Yue arrived carrying Pubu Gesang and dragging a half-bodied male ghost, which Qi Gu admitted he had never seen before and sealed in his Purple-Gold Gourd.
• A black hand reached toward Qi Gu, and Lin Hanzhi kicked the Despondent Ghost through a window and into the ornamental stream.
• Qi Gu worried that Lin Hanzhi had hurt his leg, while Miao Yue and Pubu Gesang struggled to hide their reactions to his strength.
• Lin Hanzhi hinted that he was stronger than ordinary people, but Qi Gu credited the Incense Pouch with protecting him and warned him not to kick a Despondent Ghost again.
• Lin Hanzhi promised not to kick that kind of ghost next time, and Mu Xingchen silently wondered how Qi Gu could still see him as helpless.

Qi Gu and the others found evidence that one ghost was harming tourists while the Opera Ghost protected them, and they realized another stage revealed the Actor’s Wife, Zeng Qinghuan, had returned home disguised as Mo Zhou. The chapter ended with viewers questioning whether Zeng Qinghuan could truly have impersonated a celebrated general.

• Miao Yue captured a Despondent Ghost and explained that the half-ghosts had incomplete souls and attacked without consciousness.
• Qi Gu concluded that two powerful ghosts had affected the tourists: one captured them, while the Opera Ghost intervened to save them.
• Qi Gu and his companions corrected the count of tourists still trapped in the General’s Mansion and determined that seven remained.
• The Opera Ghost abruptly staged a scene of Mo Zhou returning home to Mother Mo, with the actors hurriedly dressed and the dialogue sounding like a farewell.
• Qi Gu deduced that Zeng Qinghuan had impersonated Mo Zhou after something happened to him, and explained how Mother Mo’s questions about Chasing Clouds tested the disguise.
• Viewers questioned whether an actor could convincingly pass as a general, given the demands of Mo Zhou’s role and the differences in their appearance.

Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi deduced that the trapped Opera Ghost had been protecting tourists from another ghost and headed toward the artificial hill to find it. Along the way, Qi Gu used the injured Despondent Ghost to train Mu Xingchen, who eventually managed to hurt it with his spiritual light.

• Qi Gu dispelled the ghostly energy in seven unconscious tourists and learned that entering the artificial hill had not been required for them to be chosen.
• Lin Hanzhi explained how the Opera Ghost had used the artificial hill and its skeleton assistant to protect tourists, and he and Qi Gu concluded that the Opera Ghost was trapped inside the hill.
• Miao Yue and Pubu Gesang carried the rescued tourists away while Qi Gu, Lin Hanzhi, and Mu Xingchen headed for the artificial hill.
• Qi Gu subdued the Despondent Ghost and gave Mu Xingchen the chance to practice against it.
• Mu Xingchen gradually strengthened his spiritual light enough to make the Despondent Ghost shudder, and Lin Hanzhi persuaded Qi Gu to let him stop for the day.

Qi Gu freed Zeng Qinghuan from the formation inside the General's Mansion's artificial hill and introduced him to the modern world, where the livestream viewers learned that the Opera Ghost was a man. Zeng Qinghuan's memories revealed his childhood bond with Mo Zhou, the destruction of his family, and his years in an opera troupe, ending with Mo Zhou preparing to leave for the northern frontier.

• Qi Gu entered the artificial hill alone, weakened the formation with his tongue-tip blood, and helped Zeng Qinghuan crawl out.
• Qi Gu explained the camera, livestream, and modern history to Zeng Qinghuan, who was stunned by how much the world had changed.
• Zeng Qinghuan recalled growing up with Mo Zhou and how both children had resolved to become generals after witnessing wounded soldiers return from war.
• The Empress Dowager's birthday test led to Zeng Qinghuan's father being executed and the Zeng household being enslaved, while Mo Zhou secretly brought Zeng Qinghuan supplies.
• Years later, Mo Zhou told Zeng Qinghuan he was leaving for the northern frontier, and Zeng Qinghuan offered to sing for him in costume as a farewell gift.

Mo Zhou and Zeng Qinghuan reunited, confessed their love, and built a life together while serving as military partners. After Mo Zhou died from a poisoned arrow, Zeng Qinghuan assumed his identity, won the war, and returned to the capital to carry out their shared hopes for peace.

• Mo Zhou realized he loved Zeng Qinghuan while serving in the northern campaign, then reunited with her after three years and learned she had kissed him first.
• Mo Zhou and Zeng Qinghuan arranged for her to take the identity of a deceased woman, married, and later rode north together so she could serve as his military adviser.
• Mo Zhou rose to become a powerful general and secured the Little Emperor's promise to clear the Zeng family's name and restore Zeng Qinghuan's recognition.
• A poisoned arrow mortally wounded Mo Zhou, and he asked Zeng Qinghuan to disguise herself as him and protect the army until she could reclaim her identity.
• Zeng Qinghuan assumed Mo Zhou's identity, won the campaign, and returned to the General's Mansion, where Mother Mo embraced her and mourned Mo Zhou.

After Zeng Qinghuan died, she learned the Regent Prince and Empress Dowager were hunting Mo Zhou’s soul, so she fought the Underworld Constables and trapped herself with them in a magical artifact to protect him. A thousand years later, the artifact was opened and the two enemies overpowered her, then began searching for Mo Zhou’s reincarnation to end their curse.

• The Regent Prince and Empress Dowager’s covert guard forced poisoned wine down Zeng Qinghuan’s throat, and she died thinking of Mo Zhou.
• As a lingering soul, Zeng Qinghuan overheard that the Regent Prince and Empress Dowager had become evil ghosts and were seeking Mo Zhou to take revenge.
• Zeng Qinghuan resisted the Underworld Constables, defeated them, and fought the two evil ghosts at Fallen Phoenix Slope.
• A hermit sealed Zeng Qinghuan, the Regent Prince, and the Empress Dowager inside a magical artifact hidden in the General’s Mansion’s artificial hill.
• For a thousand years, Zeng Qinghuan and her enemies remained trapped together until a tourist dropped a blue-green bone into the artifact, empowering the Regent Prince and Empress Dowager.
• The Regent Prince and Empress Dowager broke the seal, imprisoned Zeng Qinghuan again, and searched for Mo Zhou’s reincarnation so they could escape the torment of their oath.

After Zeng Qinghuan revealed the truth about her life with Mo Zhou, Qi Gu tried to draw out the ghosts searching for Mo Zhou’s reincarnation. He tricked one of their half-ghost underlings into reporting Mo Zhou’s name, then waited with Lin Hanzhi and Zeng Qinghuan.

• Viewers reacted to Zeng Qinghuan’s story, and the hashtags about Mo Zhou and Zeng Qinghuan trended online.
• Qi Gu asked Zeng Qinghuan if she could find the two powerful ghosts, and she explained that they had left to search for Mo Zhou’s reincarnation.
• Qi Gu claimed to know where Mo Zhou was, but the ghosts were too far behind the times to receive information through the livestream.
• At Zeng Qinghuan’s suggestion, Qi Gu released a half-ghost from his Gourd and repeated that he knew Mo Zhou’s whereabouts.
• The half-ghost reported Mo Zhou’s name to its superiors, while Lin Hanzhi shared snacks with Qi Gu and Zeng Qinghuan.
• Zeng Qinghuan watched Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi share food and told them they were deeply in love.

After Zeng Qinghuan suggested that Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi were a couple, Qi Gu recognized that he liked Lin Hanzhi and decided to think carefully about his feelings before acting. He tried to return his attention to finding Mo Zhou, though he was eager to leave and reflect in private.

• Zeng Qinghuan said Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi seemed to be in love, and Qi Gu blushed and struggled to respond.
• Miao Yue encouraged the idea that Qi Gu treated Lin Hanzhi differently, while Mu Xingchen insisted they were only good friends.
• Qi Gu realized his unusual reactions and willingness to spend time with Lin Hanzhi meant that he liked him.
• Qi Gu decided to consider his feelings seriously after returning to his lodgings, wanting to be responsible toward Lin Hanzhi.
• Qi Gu impatiently tipped out another blind-box ghost and said he knew where Mo Zhou was.

Lin Hanzhi’s damaged arm began to hurt, and Qi Gu immediately caught him and gently massaged it. As Qi Gu realized how differently he treated Lin Hanzhi, he abruptly told him not to talk, leaving Lin Hanzhi confused.

• Lin Hanzhi’s damaged arm started hurting, and Qi Gu noticed his gasp and grabbed his wrist.
• Lin Hanzhi asked Qi Gu to massage his arm, and Qi Gu gently pressed it while urging him to book a medical appointment.
• Miao Yue stopped Pubu Gesang from booking an appointment, while Zeng Qinghuan and the others watched Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi.
• Lin Hanzhi asked Qi Gu to hold his warm hand against his arm instead, and Qi Gu kept it there as the pain eased.
• Qi Gu realized that he treated Lin Hanzhi differently from everyone else and suddenly told him not to talk.

Qi Gu reassured Lin Hanzhi, then offered to use his Underworld connections to help Zeng Qinghuan find her reincarnated old friend, Mo Zhou. He left the viewers with a warning that paranormal games could damage their luck and finances.

• Qi Gu apologized for snapping at Lin Hanzhi, who happily took his concern as proof that Qi Gu cared about him.
• Zeng Qinghuan mourned not knowing where Mo Zhou had been reborn, and Mu Xingchen offered to take her to a shrine that might help her see old friends.
• Qi Gu said he could ask a ghost officer to help Zeng Qinghuan, revealing that he knew someone in the Underworld.
• Lin Hanzhi redirected questions about Qi Gu's master, and Qi Gu warned viewers against obsessing over paranormal topics or playing summoning games.
• Qi Gu explained that games such as Pen Fairy, Dish Fairy, and the Four-Corners Game could harm a person's luck, prompting viewers to worry about their lost fortune.

Lin Hanzhi and Qi Gu prepared for the half-ghost chief’s return, and the Empress Dowager and Regent Prince appeared fused together as one grotesque ghost. Their past revealed how ambition and an evil ritual bound them together and left them seeking to kill Mo Zhou.

• Lin Hanzhi smiled at Qi Gu, who blushed and glared at him while viewers teased them online.
• Dark clouds gathered, and Qi Gu pushed Mu Xingchen and Lin Hanzhi into the artificial hill to hide as the half-ghost chief approached.
• Zeng Qinghuan warned the viewers before flashlights revealed the half-ghost chief as the fused Empress Dowager and Regent Prince.
• The Empress Dowager’s past showed how she married the late emperor, pursued power, and grew to despise the Regent Prince.
• The Empress Dowager and Regent Prince performed an evil ritual that fused them and condemned them to punishment unless they killed Mo Zhou, only to discover Mo Zhou was a fake and his wife had been the one they sought.

Zeng Qinghuan, Miao Yue, and Pubu Gesang fought the fused Empress Dowager and Regent Prince while Qi Gu prepared a ritual to undo their fusion. Qi Gu separated the ghosts and took the Glazed Bone, leaving them weakened and struggling in their original forms.

• The Empress Dowager and Regent Prince confronted Zeng Qinghuan, their minds increasingly deranged after centuries of fusion.
• Zeng Qinghuan drew the sword Mo Zhou had forged for her, and she, Miao Yue, and Pubu Gesang engaged the ghosts while Lin Hanzhi secretly used Bone Blades to restrain them.
• Qi Gu prepared a dispelling ritual as the Bone Blades wounded the ghosts and kept them from escaping.
• Qi Gu cast a Reverse-Written Talisman onto the fused mass, breaking the evil spell while Miao Yue and Zeng Qinghuan held it in place.
• The two ghosts separated but fought over the Glazed Bone, which Qi Gu easily took from their weakened hands.

After clearing the General's Mansion, Qi Gu and the others let Zeng Qinghuan revisit her old home before the Underworld Constables arrived to take her away. The night ended with Lin Hanzhi tending to Qi Gu's sore legs, while the group and viewers hoped Zeng Qinghuan would be reunited with Mo Zhou.

• Miao Yue sent her Gu insects through the General's Mansion, and they confirmed that no ghosts had escaped.
• Qi Gu fitted the new Glazed Bone piece to an earlier fragment, and the two pieces fused together in a flash of cyan light.
• Zeng Qinghuan thanked Qi Gu and asked to look around the General's Mansion before the Underworld Constables came for her; Qi Gu gave her permission.
• Miao Yue reported that the mansion was clear, and Qi Gu told Lin Hanzhi and Mu Xingchen that he was only tired from walking.
• Lin Hanzhi massaged Qi Gu's sore calves and wiped dust from his trousers, leaving Qi Gu embarrassed by his attentiveness.
• Zeng Qinghuan returned and thanked the group for giving her time to revisit her old home, while the viewers hoped she would see Mo Zhou again.

Qi Gu summoned the Underworld Constable, received another piece of Glazed Bone, and arranged for Zeng Qinghuan to meet Mo Zhou. Though Mo Zhou had forgotten her, he recognized her as the ghost he had waited for, and his long devotion was revealed.

• Qi Gu asked the Underworld Constable to deal with the General's Mansion ghosts, and the official gave him a piece of Glazed Bone that completed a strange skull fragment.
• Qi Gu asked the Underworld Constable to let Zeng Qinghuan see Mo Zhou, who had not yet reincarnated and served in the Underworld.
• Zeng Qinghuan met Mo Zhou, who could not remember her but believed she was the ghost he had been waiting for.
• Mo Zhou's past revealed that he had waited for Zeng Qinghuan at Naihe Bridge, resisted Meng Po Soup, and become an Underworld Constable to search for her.

Zeng Qinghuan and Mo Zhou were allowed to serve together in the Underworld, and Mu Xingchen ended the livestream after they said goodbye. Back at the Siheyuan, Lin Hanzhi carried the sleeping Qi Gu to bed after touching his lips, while Qi Gu dreamed that Lin Hanzhi kissed him.

• The ghost official told Zeng Qinghuan and Mo Zhou they could serve together in the Underworld, and they thanked him while holding hands.
• Mu Xingchen ended the livestream, and Miao Yue offered to carry his filming equipment as they returned to the Siheyuan.
• Steward Yi welcomed everyone with grilled food and massage chairs, and Qi Gu ate until he fell asleep.
• Lin Hanzhi touched Qi Gu's lips, became aroused when Qi Gu licked his fingertip, and carried him to his room before going to the bathroom.
• Qi Gu dreamed that Lin Hanzhi touched his lips and leaned in to kiss him, and Qi Gu did not pull away.

After realizing he liked Lin Hanzhi, Qi Gu decided to confess and asked Steward Yi what Lin Hanzhi liked. Steward Yi suggested that Lin Hanzhi liked hugs, but fled before Qi Gu could learn his real name.

• Qi Gu woke from a dream about Lin Hanzhi, then recognized that his feelings for him were romantic.
• Qi Gu decided to confess to Lin Hanzhi and wondered what gift or setting would suit him.
• Qi Gu asked Steward Yi what Lin Hanzhi liked, but Steward Yi struggled to name anything.
• Steward Yi told Qi Gu that Lin Hanzhi liked his company and being hugged.
• Steward Yi began revealing his real name, then fled after Qi Gu was distracted by Pubu Gesang and Mu Xingchen, leaving Qi Gu unable to read it.

Qi Gu hugged Lin Hanzhi to confirm that he liked being embraced, then tried Lin Hanzhi’s badly burned fried egg. The egg proved nearly inedible, but Qi Gu reassured Lin Hanzhi while Steward Yi concluded that Lin Hanzhi mattered greatly to him.

• Qi Gu saw the blackened egg and offered to eat it instead of letting Lin Hanzhi have it.
• Qi Gu hugged Lin Hanzhi and asked whether he liked the embrace; Lin Hanzhi admitted that he did.
• Qi Gu learned that Lin Hanzhi had made the egg and took a bite, only to spit out a mouthful that tasted bitter.
• Qi Gu told the worried Lin Hanzhi that the egg was fine, while Steward Yi recognized how much Qi Gu cared about him.